얼굴

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 얼굴 (Yale: elkwul). The Middle Korean word meant "appearance; form", not "face".

Pronunciation

• • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡuɭ]

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  • Phonetic hangul: [얼굴]

  Romanizations
  Revised Romanization?	eolgul
  Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eolgul
  McCune–Reischauer?	ŏlgul
  Yale Romanization?	el.kwul

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 얼굴의 / 얼굴에 / 얼굴까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

얼굴 • (eolgul)

1. face

   Synonym: 낯 (nat)

2. visage

Synonyms

• 안면 (顔面, anmyeon)
• 용안 (容顔, yong'an)